5.The Minobu Period
The Third Remonstration with the Nation On April eighth in the 11th year of Bunnei (1274), Nichiren Daishonin …
THE LIFE OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN
The Third Remonstration with the Nation On April eighth in the 11th year of Bunnei (1274), Nichiren Daishonin …
THE LIFE OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN
A Hut in Matsubagayatsu It is said that with a firm determination to propagate the true Law, the Daishonin tra…
Soka Gakkai’s Deviations Clear to All
The Gakkai is still claiming, “It wasn’t by choice that we left Nichiren Shoshu, the Gakkai was expelled becau…
Basic of Practice
Tozan, (translated as “to climb the mountain”), is the pilgrimage to Taisekiji, the Head Temple of Nichiren Sh…
Basic of Practice
Since childhood, we have learned languages, studied academic subjects, and trained for occupations. We could n…
Basic of Practice
Nichikan Shonin (1655–1726), the Twenty-sixth High Priest of Nichiren Shoshu wrote in his treatise, “The Three…
Basic of Practice
IMPORTANCE OF THE CORRECT OBJECT OF WORSHIP Honzon is a shortened form of the term “Konpon Songyo” (Konpon: th…
Basic of Practice
PRIMARY PRACTICE AND THE SUPPLEMENTARY PRACTICE Reciting the Hoben and Juryo chapters of the Lotus Sutra revea…
Basic of Practice
The first thing a new believer learns from his or her sponsor is how to do Gongyo. This is because Gongyo and …
SINYO / 真要
The Gosho, “The Selection of the Time” (Senji sho), was written on the 10th day of the 6th month o…